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J. F. KELLY.

VITREOUS CHINA SHOWER HEAD.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 2,1916.

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JOHN E. KELLY, OF TRENTON, NEW'JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO THOMAS MADDOCKS SONSCOMPANY, OF TRENTON, NEW JERSEY, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

V ITBEOUS-CHINA SHOWER-HEAD.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 22, 1916.

Application filed February 2, 1916. Serial No. 75,659.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J OHN F. KELLY, a citi- Zen of the United States,and a resident of Trenton, in the county of Mercer and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inVitreous-China Shower-Heads, of which the following is a specification.

My present invention relates to the construction of shower heads used tospray the water in shower baths. I

The main object of the invention is to provide a more sanitary anddurable shower head than those heretofore on the market. To this end theshower head per se is made entirely of porcelain or vitreous china andis all in one piece. Heretofore the perforated outlet plate or face ofthe shower head has been made separately and secured to the metalfunnel-shaped body portion by crimping or other joining means. Thisentails numerous operations as well as presenting many difficulties inproperly securing the parts especially if the outlet plate be made ofporcelain or china instead of metal.

When the shower head is made of metal the waters in certain localitiesattack the metal and corrode it and gradually eat it away. By thisinvention the shower head per se being made entirely of porcelain,vitreous china or other similar earthy material is not affected by anykind of water and being all in one piece does not tend to be come leakynor provide cracks for the scoretion of water.

Also by providing a porcelain head the fixture is greatly enhanced inbeauty and utility especially from a sanitary standpoint as it is not inany manner attacked or affected by vapors or corrosion on the outsideand for this reason it is becoming more and more the practice and therequirement to dispense with metal in bath room fittings.

It will be understood that where the term porcelain is used herein itincludes and covers any similar earthy material such as commonly used inmaking sanitary toilet articles.

To these ends the invention consists in the improved construction ofshower heads and in the combinations of parts hereinafter moreparticularly described and then specified in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings Figure l is a vertical transverse sectionthrough a shower ner. .The large end of the funnel-shaped body isprovided with a porcelain plate 2 provided with a plurality ofperforations 3 disposed about its face in any desired arrangement. Theplate 2 is formed integrally with the body 1 and the whole provided witha glaze and fired in the usual manner well known to those skilled in thepottery art. The plate 2 constitutes the usual perforated sprayingoutlet through which the water from the source of supply passes. Thesmall end of the funnel-shaped body 1 is provided with an inwardlyprojecting annular porcelain flange 4 integral with the body. Beneaththe flange 4 is an integral lug or stop 5 projecting inwardly from theinner wall of the body. The flange 4 is provided with two diametricallyopposed openings or slots 6.

7 indicates a threaded nipple provided at one end with two radiallyprojecting lugs 8 diametrically opposite each other and adapted to enterthe openings 6 in the flange 4. After entering the slots 6 the nipple isrotated so that the lugs 8 face against a solid part of the flange 4,the nipple being secured to the flange and therefore to the body 1 by anut 9.

10 indicates a washer of suitable compressible material inserted betweenthe face of the flange 4 and the nut 9 to prevent leakage in theconnection between the metal and porcelain parts.

In securing the nipple 7 to the shower head by the nut 9, any tendencyof the nipple to rotate with the nut in tightening is prevented by oneof the lugs 8 coming into engagement with the stop 5.

11 indicates a pipe running from the source of water supply and -towhich the nipple 7 is connected in any desirable and suitable manner asby an elbow 12 or otherwise.

13 indicates a vent for the admission of air to the shower head afterthe water is turned off to enable the water to quickly drain therefromand prevent it from continuing to drip. In the present construction thevent 13 is provided with a protecting hood 14 open at the bottom andintegral at the top and sides with the body 1. The hood 14 serves toconceal the vent and prevent any water which might escape therefrom frombeing discharged laterally.

It will be understood that the invention is not limited to the shape ofhead shown nor to the coupling means for the same eX- cept as may bespecified in the appended claims. a,

What I claim as my invention is l. A shower head comprising a porcelainfunnel-shaped one-piece body and perforated outlet plate, said bodybeing provided with a vent opening through the wall thereof and anintegral hood for said vent merging into the surface of the body at thetop and sides but open at the bottom.

2. A shower head comprising a porcelain one-piece body and perforatedoutlet plate, said body being funnel-shaped and provided with an openingthrough the side wall forming a vent, an integral hood open at thebottom and adapted to conceal said vent and coupling means secured tosaid body.

Signed at Trenton in the county of Mercer and State of New Jersey thisth day of Jan, 1916.

JOHN F. KELLY. Witnesses:

G. B. YoUMANs, WM. H. KELLY.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents. Washington, I). G.

